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At the Android Dev Summit Google announced a suite of updates – from a stable Android Studio Rabbit 2 with plug‑in AI agents to new CLI features, on‑device Gemini Nano 4 APIs and XR tooling – aimed at speeding up app creation and expanding experiences across phones, foldables and glasses.
Google’s 2026 Android Enterprise roadmap adds AI‑driven assistants, manage‑able XR glasses, desktop‑mode multitasking, tighter update controls and fresh hardware‑level security – all aimed at keeping corporate data safe while letting employees work more flexibly.
Google’s Clock app has been refreshed with a new Timers tab that adds one‑tap presets, clearer time units and a more compact grid for multiple timers. The changes arrive in version 9.1 and are already rolling out to Android devices.
Google Translate’s latest rollout lets Android phones keep live translations running while you multitask or lock the screen, and lets iOS users hear translations through the phone’s earpiece – a handy boost for travellers and commuters.
